Back in the Saddle (again)

Well... as we all know weight loss is a lifelong journey whether you've reached your goal weight yet or not.  A lot has happened since I last blogged:

• Kyle and I got engaged!  (6/10/11)
• I was accepted into Louisiana State University's Clinical Child Psychology PhD program, moved to Baton Rouge (August 2011) and began my doctoral work.
• Kyle and I got married! (12/17/11)  Thus, we started a long distance marriage.  He'll move to Baton Rouge in August or September of this year.
• I reached my lowest weight in years and then gained some back (booo)

So here I am, a young wife... still trying to get the weight off, trying not to be discouraged.  I am a firm believer that weight loss is HARDER when you are in an academic program.  In addition to the busy schedule, the stress causes me to want to do nothing but eat and I'm not talking about bananas and veggies either.  I want to eat chocolate, french fries, and cheese (not in that order!).  But I'm determined.  Even with the stress of classes and clinical work and even with my husband in a different state!

The last time I blogged I cited one of my main reasons to want to lose weight (aside from my health) was because I didn't want to be a "fat bride."   When Kyle and I married my weight was 284 (the lowest it has been in years!).  I was still "fat," but I felt wonderful about myself having lost 69 pounds from my heaviest weight!  I will look back at my GORGEOUS wedding photos and remember the best day of my life with no regrets.

Since the wedding, life has sunk back in and today, as I blog I'm at 303.1.  :(  I'm sad about that.  I know, I know, I'm still 50 pounds down, but I'm 19 pounds up from my wedding day.  19 pounds in 6 months is NOT where I want to be right now.  So I'm strengthening my resolve.  It's time to start back getting SERIOUS about my weight loss....and I have a new motivator.  Now that Kyle and I are married, I want us to start our marriage off healthy.  He's gained some weight over the almost 4 1/2 years of us being together and we both need to be healthier.  Also, in a few years we'd like to start a family and I want to be a healthy weight for pregnancy and childbirth.  What better time to start than now!

So here I am, holding myself accountable again to the entire internet world.  Wish me luck!

Until next time,
BK (Since I'm married, I'm a K now!)